Mr Rylatt24 August 2015 Year 10 Geography Map Skills Unit

Mr Rylatt24 August 2015 Map Skills Learn about different map projections Understand how scale works on a map Locate places using latitude and longitude Calculate directions and bearings

Mr Rylatt24 August 2015 Map projections A map projection is a method of representing the earth’s curved (3D) surface on a flat (2D) map. A map projection is a compromise between size/area and shape

Mr Rylatt24 August 2015 Scale Each map has a "scale" which indicates the relationship between a certain distance on the map and the real distance on the ground 4 ways of showing scale – and they are? Remember… –…smaller scale = large area but less detail (e.g. 1:8,000,000) –…larger scale = small area but more detail (e.g. 1:25,000)

Mr Rylatt24 August 2015 Using Scale on maps Look at pages 2 & 3 in your atlas and answer the following questions: 1.Write a definition explaining the meaning of scales 2.Identify 4 ways that scale can be used and give an example of each 3.State the scale as a ratio of figures 2-6 on pages 2 & 3 4.Is the map in figure 3 a larger or smaller scale than figure 4?

Mr Rylatt24 August 2015 Locations: Latitude & Longitude WdHM

Mr Rylatt24 August 2015

Mr Rylatt24 August 2015 Latitude & Longitude Write a step-by-step explanation on how to accurately locate places on maps by using latitude and longitude. –Use page 1 of the atlas to help –Include a definition of latitude and longitude –Give an example from the map –Include degrees and minutes

Mr Rylatt24 August 2015 Latitude & Longitude 1.Name the cities at the following locations: a)17°59’N 102°38’E b)18°52’S 47°30’E c)17°45’S 168°18’E d)11°35’E 104°55’E 2.Use latitude & longitude to locate the following cities a)Port Moresby b)Hanoi c)Muscat d)Wellington

Mr Rylatt24 August 2015 Directions on a Map

Mr Rylatt24 August 2015 Calculating Bearings

Mr Rylatt24 August 2015 Calculating Bearings Using your protractor and page of the atlas answer the following: 1.Give the direction from London of: a)Paris b)Berlin c)Lisbon d)Rekyavik 2.Give the bearing from Prague of: a)Warsaw b)Rome c)Ankara d)Madrid e)Dublin

Mr Rylatt24 August 2015 Bearings – Be careful Bearings on maps DO NOT represent the bearing you take with a magnetic compass. Why not…?